Table 3 Status of hepatitis C virus and HIV infections of the study sample according to self-report (N = 153)
From: Knowledge of, and attitude towards, the treatment of hepatitis C in people who inject drugs
Hepatitis C | |||
HCV status, n, % | Never infected | 40 | 26.1 |
Infected | 97 | 63.4 | |
- Spontaneous clearance | 31 | 20.3 | |
- Successfully treated | 34 | 22.2 | |
- Active | 32 | 20.9 | |
Unknown | 16 | 10.5 | |
HCV treatment, n, % | Interferon-based therapy | 27 | 17.6 |
Non-interferon-based therapy | 27 | 17.6 | |
HIV | |||
HIV status, n, % | Negative | 136 | 88.9 |
Positive | 12 | 7.8 | |
Never tested/unknown | 5 | 3.3 | |